You are correct of course. Complaining about something you are powerless to influence is more satisfying. Trying to roll with the current, admittedly severely dumbded down and broken, meta is the wrong choice.

I don't often die to fire. Waaay more likely to evaporate from being over confident. I run full tryhard - optics, vents , food, vent purge - and a tiny, tiny brain. I do repair damaged fuel tanks right away though.

Just a little necro...
I wanted to train a new US TD crew and go up the T95 line. I am a complete retard at this game - I sucked in the pre-nerf Hellcat , and was only fair in the pre-nerf T67 . Yeah - that kind of retard. That said, I have found that the Jackson falls in some weird sweet spot in the current meta - probably because most tier 8's are tied up being damage cows for Tier 10.
Not the most engaging tank to play , but it is pretty comfortable and can kemp bush or support a push when required. it's clumsy enough that it does not feel so much like seal-clubbing. People must really struggle while grinding through it, though, because it sure generates stupid WN8.

I'm a certifiable idiot, but it has been a hoot over the past 17 matches. . It's fun shooting other 257's in the LFP while they shoot my turret front and pike. Once everyone figures it out, I can sell it and go back to stinking in RU mediums.

i applaud Wargaming for making it possible for people to apply bright red and blue to their tanks. It makes them stand out so much better against the landscape. A welcome aid to old eyes when they are on the other team.

Jimbo's works, I think I just grabbed it from Sela's last full mod pack.
Sela's latest update works fine for me. The Sixth Sense sound is missing, but it is a small thing in the grand scheme of things. Thanks Sela!!!

Sela, as always thank you for what you have done.
To those so impatient to get things back the way they were - remember, there is not a released XVM for this patch yet. One of the guys on Korean Random is estimating there is a month of work to on the minimap alone. Lots of XVM is being re-written (by volunteers) to accomodate this patch.
It will take some time to get back to "normal"